Accounts Payable Accounting

Client-Service Driven Accounting professional, with expertise in

accounting, and auditing. Approachable, honest individual with

outstanding interpersonal communication skills, developed through

interaction with clients in multiple settings. Analytical problem-solver,

who can sift through complex data and discern effective solutions,

resulting in improved efficiencies and rapid response to client concerns.

Deadline conscious employee, who can expedite high quality, under budget,

project deliveries. Rapidly promoted to positions of trust in multiple

positions.

Key Strengths

Financial Statements Cash Flow Statements Fixed Asset Accounting

General Ledger

Journal Entries Bank Reconciliations SOX GAAP GAAS Auditing

Audit Plan Development Internal Control Audit Testing and Sampling

Compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science - Public Accounting, August 2009 GPA: 3.4/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Indianapolis, IN

Annual Honor Roll: 2007-2008 Currently studying for CPA Exam - 164

credits attained

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting & Auditing, April 2001 GPA: 3.3/4.0

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad, India

Professional Experience

THE METROPOLITAN STAFFING SERVICES, NY, NY

January 2011-CURRENT

CLIENT: General Contracting Co.

Junior Accountant

The company specializes to work diligently, from small to large projects,

to find a custom tailored solution to fit commercial contracting needs.

< Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, invoices, and other

accounting documents.

< Generate, monitor and analyze Business Objects (BO) reports for

expense/ output tracking with senior accountants.

< Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate

budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.

< Interact with senior accountant and officers to recommend, develop and

maintain financial data bases, computer systems and manual filing

systems.

< Process and verify payments along with performing calculations and

post financial data for the maintaining of accounting records.

Accomplishment

< Successfully detected, in initial month of hiring, the root cause of

variances in the actual and standard budget by thorough investigation

of inventory cycle.

1040 TAXTIME - PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, Iselin, NJ

February 2010-July 2010

Intern Accountant

Recruited to prepare accounting statements for individuals and small

businesses in a fast-paced, high volume public accounting office. The

firm specializes in tax and financial management services tailored to

meet the needs of the clients with a promise to keep abreast of tax law

changes throughout the year to ensure the client takes advantage of

available tax incentives.

< Prepared and analyzed client financial statements, identify trends and

anomalies in financial data.

< Analysis of financial statements for estimates and projections as per

client's request.

< Prepare depreciation schedules for clients in relation to fixed assets

and compute and interpret financial ratios.

< Prepared federal, state and local tax returns with a range of 50,000

to 250, 000, specializing in individuals and small businesses .

< Performed extensive bank and credit card reconciliations using

Microsoft Excel to analyze data and enter specific expenses into

individual categories and assure accuracy of data entered .

< Follow four step risk assessment procedures, such as inquiries to

build understanding of business operations and any specific issues

pending, analyze and compare estimated amounts with actual facts on

financial statements, examine internal controls, and discuss with

audit team to define any additional areas of concerns .

< Performed retail, nonprofit, and IT consulting field audits in using

auditing standards to evaluate internal controls, such as SAS 112/115.

Accomplishment

< Selected to collaborate with Senior Auditor to perform analytical

reviews for small to medium-sized privately held companies.

UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Indianapolis, IN March 2009-September 2009

Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable

Assigned via Work Study to the Accounting Department to complete Accounts

Receivable and Accounts Payable processing and perform monthly bank

reconciliations.

< Managed processing of monthly accounts payable and receivable,

assuring timely payments and up-to-date accounts. Verified invoices to

determine if proper discounts were applied.

< Preserved strict levels of financial and client confidentiality.

Accomplishment

< Streamlined efficiencies and expedited account management while

delivering quality control.

CONCORD NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRE, Indianapolis, IN February 2009-April

2009

Tax Preparer

Prepared simple to complex income tax returns for individuals and sole

proprietors on a part-time basis while finishing Bachelor's Degree in

Public Accounting. Interviewed clients to gather additional information

on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances.

< Analyzed financial records such as income statements and expense

documentation to select appropriate forms and schedules for income tax

preparation.

< Enter data from individuals using Soft-Tax (in-house software) to

complete returns and transferred to tax preparer to finalize returns

and file for clients.

Accomplishment

Interviewed clients to determine if they qualified for services or

needed additional CPA information, resulting in improved

compliance with federal regulations for tax preparer services.

CLARKES STATIONERS, London, UK June 2003-February 2006

Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable

Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable using company's

centralized software for a large stationery supplier with a wide range

of more than 30,000 quality stationery products with a busy online

business and four retail locations.

< Performed monthly and yearly financial statements analysis, prepared

inventory variance reports based on timely inventory analysis, and

perform monthly bank reconciliations.

< Track, maintain, and report on aging activity of inventory on a

monthly basis.

< Accurately posted month - end, quarter - end, and year-end journal

entries .

< Executed and modified SQL statements to run the reports.

< Managed accounts of 350 suppliers independently, replacing workload

of two former employees .

< Built strong knowledge base of business operations and accounting

functions through independent training when management faced tighter

schedules than original training schedule .

Accomplishments

< Expedited repayment on large past due account by implementing targeted

collection strategies, resulting in clearing all outstanding invoices.

< Pinpointed need for new accounts receivable management strategy and

launched new procedure of emailing invoices with discrepancies on a

regular schedule.

Technology Snapshot

ATX QuickBooks Great Plains Sage Microsoft Office: Word Outlook

Excel PowerPoint

Community Leadership

Volunteer, Fundraising Drive - National Alliance to End Homelessness

Volunteer, Blood Bank -American Red Cross

Volunteer - Street Clean-up for Indianapolis Flood Victims

Payal Amin

3-I Garden Terrace North Arlington, NJ 07031 201-***-****

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ayal Amin

3-I Garden Terrace North Arlington, NJ 07031 201-***-****

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